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November 2023 Pattern of the Month
Machine Knit
Two
Color Baby Vest
in
two sizes with sleeve option
©
2015 by N Banks
This is a cute, quick, easy to make sleeveless vest with sleeve option for a 6 month and 12 month baby. Made in two colors using 2 ply baby yarn that you can get just about any where. No hem is used, so a ribber is not required. The neckline and bottom just roll up. This pattern is written for beginners. Vest shown above is the 6 month size. The one below is shown in the 12 month size. Both are worked from the top up. Add the easy to make sleeves for a change for winter.
One ball or skein 2 ply baby yarn
in solid and
One ball or skein in a variegated to match your solid color. Or make them in two solid colors.
If you make both sizes, then you
will need two skeins of the variegated yarn. I used Red Heart Baby Yarn in Baby
Print for the variegated and Pastel Green for the solid color. Samples were made
on a SK700. 4.5 m machine.
1. Pull 88 (96) needles to working
position.
6 mo. 12 mo.
88
Stitches 96 stitches.
44 – 0- 44 48 – 0- 48
2. Starting on the 2nd
needle on the left, push
back every other needle to non
working
position. See Diagram below.
3. Cast on with e-wrap, and
variegated
yarn. Set machine to basic knit.
4. Ten 4, RC 0: Knit
6
rows 6 rows
Don’t forget to hang your weights and
move them up.
5. COR. Pull all needles to working position.
6. Ten 4, with solid yarn, RC 0, knit
10 rows 10 rows.
7. Attach variegated, cut solid
yarn. Move
your weights up.
8. Ten 6. RC 0, knit
50 rows 58 rows.
Place a yarn marker at each end of knitting.
9. Ten 6 RC 0, COR, knit
44 rows 52 rows.
10. Change to solid. Ten 4.0 COR.
Starting on the 2nd needle on the left, push back every other needle to non
working position. You will have two needles at the end on the right side in
working position..
11. Knit 14 rows both sizes.
12. Ten 4, RC 0, Change to variegated and knit 4 rows. Bind off.
13. Make two alike. The top is the smaller, shorter solid trim. With right sides together, sew from the bottom up to the yarn markers, these are the arm hole openings. If you are making it with the sleeves, do not crochet around them.
14. For shoulder seams, with main
color sew across
the top beginning at the outside shoulder for two inches from the
shoulder, leaving the center open for the head.
15. Starting at underarms, with main color, single crochet around arm hole edges, then single crochet around neck and bottom of vest.
Sleeves
1. Pull 64 (66) needles to working
position.
6 mo. 12 mo.
72
Stitches 76 stitches.
36 – 0- 36 38 – 0- 38
Starting on the 2nd needle on the left, push back every other needle to non working position.
2. Cast on with e-wrap, and variegated yarn. Set machine to basic knit.
3. Ten 4, RC 0: Knit
6 rows 6 rows
Don’t forget to hang your weights and move them up.
4. COR. Pull all needles to working position.
5. Ten 4, with solid yarn, RC
0, knit
10 rows 10 rows.
6. Ten 6. RC 0, knit
78 rows 92 rows.
7. Bind off, make two alike.
Finishing:
1. Fold sleeve in half, and at the top, mark the center with a pin. With right sides facing, pin the center of sleeve to the center at the shoulder, pin sleeve to armhole opening.
2. Pin sides together at opening, undersleeves.
3. Sew seams together, then sew the sleeve to the cuff together.
Lace weaving sampler
I took a course for Lace weaving from https://kelly-casanova-weaving-lessons.teachable.com/ called Lovely and Lacy - Workshop and I loved it and the class did not cost a lot either. I learned some new things, and found I was doing a draft wrong, so had to redo it, but liked the error so I keep it, I turned the sampler into a wall hanging. I used a toothbrush on the fringe type yarn to make it show up more, bushing it before beating it and a stick I found in my yard after a storm to hang it on.
November 2023 Stitch
of the Month
Cast on a number of stitches divisible by eight, plus one stitch.
For sample cast on 25 (8 x 3 + 1 = 25)
Row 1. K 4, * P 1, K 7. Repeat from * across row. End P 1, K 4.
Row 2. P 3, * K 1, P 1, K 1, P 5. Repeat from * across row. End P 3.
Row 3. K 2, * P 1, K 3, P 1, K 3. Repeat from * across row. End K 2.
Row 4. P 1, * K 1, P 5, K 1, P 1. Repeat from * across row. End P 1.
Row 5. * P 1, K 7. Repeat from * across row. End P 1.
Row 6. P 1, * K 1, P 5, K 1, P 1. Repeat from * across row. End P 1.
Row 7. K 2, * P 1, K 3, P 1, K 3. Repeat from * across row. End K 2.
Row 8. P 3, * K 1, P 1, K 5, P 1. Repeat from * across row. End P 3.
Repeat rows 1 to 8 for pattern or until desired length.
New scarf and hat for me, I just wanted something different, so I did these up. They will be patterns for the month in 2026. Made with Premier Bloom chunky big self-striping floral print, I used two skins for the projects,
At My
House
October
2023 Pattern of the Month
Woven
Cutch Purse
@ 2013
by N Banks
My Sk 700 Studio knitting machine has all kinds of things it will do and of them is weaving. So here is a pattern for a Woven Cutch Purse. The woven top folds down and has easy to use tuck pattern for the rest of it. It's also lined with a small pocket on the inside. Great for that late evening out or that special little girl that just loves purses.
The Sk 700 has a lot of features including the Fair Isle (knit – in) tuck, tuck lace, slip stitch, Punch Lace, weaving, and platting. There do not make these great little machines any more, so if you ever find one, get it.
Materials need:
Tamm 3 ply Astracryl in white
White fabric appx 3/8 yard
White Thread
Sewing needle
Sewing machine
Silver Reed Punch Card 231A
Weaving yarn:
Lion brand Moonlight Mohair Art # 510
Color @ 202 Tundra.
1. RC 0, ten 6, e-wrap cast on 61 stitches (31-0-30). Set machine to knit plain, Make sure your hatches are open and knit 4 rows, hang weights, knit to row 11. COL. Make sure your hatches are open.
2. I wanted to show you where the card snaps go and how to line up the ends of the card so that it goes into the machine for knitting. I didn't have a teacher to show me, and if you are home learning on your own this will help. After putting card into the machine, line of the ends of card and use the white snaps that come with the machine, it should look like this:
then line up the arrow with the number 1 on the card, should look
like this:
Ten 8, insert Silver Reed card number 231A into machine, and set
machine to tuck as in order 1, see below.
3.
Knit slowly across row to right side.
4.
Set the machine as in order 2 as above.
5. Remember to move weights up, and keep a weight on each end. If stitches are falling off the ends or not forming right, pull one needle on carriage side each row into “D” position before knitting across row.
6. RO: 0 tension 10, knit 130 rows.
7. Set machine to plain knit, lock card and knit 1 row to the left. RC 131.
8. Reset Silver Reed Card to 1
9. Set controls for weaving as in order 1 and slowly move carriage
to right side.
10 Set controls as in order 2.
11
Tension 9 RC O, Feed the
weaving yarn though the tension rods into the weaving arm and tie on the clamp
that should be under your table, the one that holds the machine on the table on
the right side.
12
Place the yarn into the weaving arm on your machine, see below.
13
This picture shows the weaving yarn in the arm with the red ball
on the end, (the arm is on the left side of carriage, but the carriage is on
the right side of knitting. This picture also show the first needle on the
carriage side in the “D” position, this helps keep the weaving from falling
off the needles and insures the that the stitch will form. You will need to do
this each pass of the carriage from left to right and right to left as you
weave the top of the purse.
14
Now move the carriage
slowly to the left side.
Move the weaving yarn
(move it under the carriage) into the arm nearest your knitting, and pull the
first needle next to the carriage into “D” position and move the carriage
slowly back to the right side. Picture below shows carriage on the left side of
knitting with yarn in the weaving arm.
Repeat steps 12 to 15 and weave 30 rows. Remember to move the weights up, also keep one weight at each end under the first couple of needles.
Cut weaving yarn, lock card or remove it from the machine, and set machine to plain knit.
Ten 8, knit 10 rows, bind off around gate posts.
Stream very lightly each end of the knitting, and then stream the
sides flat.
Purse lining.
Measure
from side to side of purse and from the beginning of the tuck knitting to the
end of the weaving (do not measure the plain knitting) Length _______
Width ______. Cut material
using
these measurements and
zig zag
around it, set aside.
Pocket. Cut piece of fabric 9 x 9 inches, and fold into
¼. With single fold at top, sew ¼ seam around sides and bottom. Iron seam under
pocket
22. Lay weaving side of purse down, measure about 1/2 inch down from bottom weaving at top of purse and pin pocket in place to just the lining, not the purse, sew in place.
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